Printing apparatus.



No. 7|4,744. Patented Dec. 2, |902.

W. G. REYNOLDS. PRINTING APPARATUS.

(Appliacaon mea Jan; 27, i902.)

WILLIAM G. REYNOLDS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRINTING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 714,744, datedDecember 2, 1902.

` Application filed January 27,1902. Serial No. 91,505. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM G. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specication.

The object of this invention is the production of an apparatus forprinting; and it refers particularly to printing-plates each containingone or more letters or words,t a means for supporting and a means forholding said printing-plates in position, to a means for permitting thebreaking away of a portion of a printing-plate and the insertion ofanother smaller plate to make changes in the matter appearing upon thelarger plate, and to the details of construction herein shown anddescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face View of a galleyadapted to receive the printing-plates of my invention. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view on Vdotted line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a four-line printing-plate. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of the same plate after a portion of said plate has been brokenaway and a smallerplate'substituted inorder to make a change in the dateappearing upon the plate in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of oneof said smaller plates. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a plate providedwith only one securing-hangs. Fig. 7 illustrates a plate adapted to beused in a galley wherein the bars extend transversely instead oflongitudinally. Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a modificationin the form of the galley-bars and a corresponding change in the angesof the printing-plates.

Myinvention is here represented in its application to a mailing-list.

Printing-plates embodying my invention are formed, preferably, of sheetmetal with a single letter, a word, or several words embossed upon theface thereof. The ends of the plate are turneddown, preferably at rightangles tothe face of the plate, and if there are several` lines upon theplate it is gained, grooved, or indented between the lines in or-` derto provide for the easy separation by breaking apart of the differentlines.

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flange at each end of the plate is cut at points coinciding with theindentations between the lines.

A represents a printing-plate of my invention, A is the face or bodyportion thereof, and A2 represents the Iianges at the lends of saidplate. AS represents the slits cut in the flanges, and A4 represents thegains or indentations separating the lines of the plate. The platesshown in the drawings are for the mailing-list of a newspaper, eachplate showing 'the name and address ofL the subscriber and the date uponwhich his subscription expires. This date is usually placed upon theplate so that the number representing the year shall appear in onecorner of the plate, and a portion of said plate containing one or moreof the numerals making up theyear is adapted to be broken away from theremainder of the plate by means of the indentation Af", extending atright angles t0 a prolongation A7 of the slit A3. When it is desired tochange the date to which a subscription is paid, that portion of theplate which contains the numeral or numerals to vbe changed is brokenaway and replaced by a smaller plate corresponding in size to theportion removed and bearing the numeral or numerals necessary to make upthe new date. The galley adapted to receive these printing-platescomprises bars B, separated by and having at their sides strips B'. Thebarsand strips are held in position side by side by bolts B2, passingthrough suitable openings in the bars and the strips, said bolts beingprovided at their ends with wing-nuts B3 to clamp the bars tightlytogether. In practice the bars B are made of wood and the strips B ofthin metal. When it is desirable to secure the printingplates A withinthe galley, the wing-nuts B3 are loosened and the plates placed in columns upon the several bars of the galley,with the ilanges A2 between thestrips B and the bars B. When all the plates are in position, thewing-nuts are tightened and the g'alley is ready for the press. Thestrips B between the bars B of the galley permit the sliding of theplates upon any particular bar without interfering with those upon thebarneXt adjacent. The plates are gained or grooved to permit of thebreaking off of any particular IOO line in order to change the addressof any subscriber or to change the date to which a subscription is paid.

It is clear that the width of a column might be represented by thelength of the bars B, the bolts B2 extending lengthwise of the column,in which event printing-plates similar to that shown in Fig. 7 would beemployed and each plate would bear bnly one letter. Such a plate mighthave two flanges A2 or only one.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 the flanges ofthe printing-plates Cgrasp a dovetail Of, formed upon the upper face of the galley-bars C2.In other respects the form shown in said figure is the same as theinvention shown in the other views of the drawings.

It is apparent that various changes might be resorted to in the generalform and arrangement of the several parts herein described withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention, wherefore I wish tohave it understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the precisedetails set forth.

I claim as my inventionl. As a new article of manufacture, aprinting-plate having a groove or indentation in its body portion, and aflange at one edge of said plate, said flange having a slit coincidingwith one end of said groove or indentation.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a printing-plate having two groovesor indentations in its body portion, one extending substantially atright angles to the other, and a flange at one edge of said plate, saidflange having a slit coinciding with one of said grooves orindentations.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a composite printing-plate bearingupon its face a letter, character or word, said plate havingasecuring-flange at each of its two opposite edges, a portion of saidplate and of one of its flanges being removed; in combination with asupplemental plate bearing upon its face a letter, character or word andadapted to complete the main plate, said supplemental plate having asecuring-flange at one of its edges.

4. In a printing apparatus, a printing-plate bearing upon its face aletter, character or word, said plate having a securing-flange eX-tending substantially at right angles from its face at. two of itsopposite edges; in combination with a galley-frame comprising barsadapted to receive said flanges between them, separating strips betweenthe bars, and

means for clamping said bars and said strips together.

5. In a printing apparatus, a printing-plate bearing upon its face aletter, character or word, said plate having a securing-flange eX-tending substantially at right angles to its face at two of its oppositeedges, a groove or indentation in its body portion and a slit coincidingwith one end of said groove or indentation in combination with agalleyframe comprising bars adapted to receive said flanges betweenthem; separating-strips between said bars; and means for clamping saidstrips and said bars together. A

6. In aprinting apparatus, a printing-plate bearing upon its face aletter, character or word, said plate having a securing-flange eX-tending substantially at right angles to its face at two of its oppositeedges, two grooves or indentations in its body portion, one extendingsubstantially at right angles to the other, and a slit in one of saidflanges coinciding with one of said grooves or indentations; incombination with a galley-frame comprising bars adapted to receive saidflanges between them; separatingvfstrips between the bars; and means forclamping said bars and said strips together.

7. In a printing apparatus, a printing-plate bearing upon its face aletter, character or word, said plate having a securing-flange, alsohaving an indentation; and a supplementaryA plate having a face adaptedto lie within said indentation, and a flange; in combination with agalley-frame comprising bars adapted to receive the flanges of saidplates between them, and means for clamping said bars together.

8. In a printing apparatus, a printing-plate bearing upon its face aletter, character or word, said plate also having a securing-flangeextending substantially at right angles to its face at two of itsopposite edges; in combination with a galley-frame comprising barsadapted to receive said flanges between them, said bars havingcoinciding openings extending transversely. through them;separatingstrips between the bars; and bolts extending through theopenings in the bars and being provided with nuts to clamp said bars andsaid strips together.

WILLIAM G. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

EVA OHINDAHL, L. L. MILLER.

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